Jason Hartman talks with Ken Honda, author of Happy Money, The Japanese Art of Making Peace with Your Money, to discuss why giving is so powerful, the importance of money, and more.

Key Takeaways:

[3:59] What does it mean to not be at peace with your money

[8:40] Money is just a number and an idea

[12:41] Ken's money container philosophy

[16:53] What you appreciate, appreciates

[21:56] What you can do to invite more happy money into your life

Website:

www.KenHonda.com

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Investment Counselor Adam talks with one of the network's lenders about what rates are available for investors, what's been driving the slowly rising rates, whether it's worth it to pay points on your loan, and more.

Key Takeaways:

[1:08] Rates are higher than they were 4 months ago, but where are they historically?

[6:32] What will happen to rates if the 7% limit is removed?

[8:21] Today's mortgage rates for a 200,000 property

[11:04] What breakeven is considered good for paying points on your loan?

[13:23] Does it make sense to put 15% down?

Website:

www.JasonHartman.com/Properties

Interest rates have increased since the start of the year, a lot of commodities that go into building a house have increased in price since the beginning of the year, so what's an investor to do?

Jason Hartman and Adam touch on these topics and also finish up their question and answer session with the live stream audience.

Website:

www.JasonHartman.com/Properties

www.JasonHartman.com/Ask

This housing market has a lot of investors scared that we are at dangerous levels. But the fundamentals are in place for not just the current situation but for a continuous boom.

Jason Hartman and Adam look at the housing market today, whether it can be slowed down by rising rates, why the lumber prices are soaring, and answer listener questions.

Website:

www.JasonHartman.com/Properties

www.JasonHartman.com/Ask

There are many different ways to invest your money. What's the difference between things like REITs and simply purchasing a single family rental? Both of them are, technically, investing in real estate, but only one of them gives you a multi-dimensional asset that you can control.

Jason Hartman dives into the two investments to see the pros and cons of each.

Website:

www.JasonHartman.com/Properties

Jason Hartman talks with Jarrett Gross about 3D printed homes. How close to reality are they? Can you really get them for $10,000? Will it completely disrupt the housing market? Listen in as the two explore what's currently being printed, and what's in store.

Key Takeaways:

[3:12] The $10,000 printed home is a myth

[9:18] What do 3D printed homes mean to the real estate industry?

[13:16] Google search trends for 3D printing have held a sustained spike recently

[16:25] One Colorado company is making 3D printed mud huts that are surprisingly strong and surprisingly cheap

[23:08] Many builders tent their build to better the quality

[28:59] 3D printing could be important to building in space

[33:29] How far off are commercially viable homes?

[36:49] There are 2 components to every real estate deal

Websites:

www.Automate.construction

Chad Hewitt appropriately and humorously likens his scaffolding business to a short-term rental property. This Rich Dad, Poor Dad inspired investor shares his real estate story with the Hartman Network.

Key Takeaways:

[1:15] Owns a scaffolding business is quite similar to owning a short term rental company. 

[2:10] Triple net leases simply mean that all expenses pass through to the tenant. 

[3:30] Originally inspired by Rich Dad, Poor Dad.  

[7:00] Triple net vs. individual residential real estate. 

[11:20] Anyone with a decent paying job can get past the 16k barrier to entry. 

[14:00] Income property is the most tax-favored asset in America because you can depreciate it. 

[20:30] With a 1031-exchange, you don't need to do the recapture when you sell a home. 

[25:00] Because of the Green New Deal, the cost to develop your average apartment complex is going to go up. 

Websites:

JasonHartman.com

JasonHartman.com/properties

Jason Hartman Quick Start

Jason Hartman PropertyCast (Libsyn)

Jason Hartman PropertyCast (iTunes)

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You don’t need a booming housing industry to make money, just a good strategy. Ken poses the question, when the dust settles, which businesses will still be standing, and where will the concentration of people be? Jason Hartman predicts a strain on the housing supply in the not-so-distant future as he postulates that few will be incentivized to get rid of a home loan with such historically low-interest rates. 

Key Takeaways:

[2:00] How much has life changed in the recent 10, 20 years? 

[3:30] The tech companies are likely to be broken up. 

[5:00] You can make money in any environment if you adjust your strategy. 

[10:00] Ken’s tips on how to find deals and evaluate them.

[16:40] Definite move from retail to housing. 

[22:00] There is obvious truth of an asset shortage - as in bidding against 45 other buyers. 

[31:10] City/State revenue comes from Taxpayers. There is a potential for cities to file bankruptcy. 

[37:45] The bubble ‘should’ve popped’ already, but ‘they’ can keep kicking the can down the road. 

[41:25] “I still think there is going to be a crash; it’s just being propped up with money which is going to create inflation.” -McElroy

[43:20] Jason predicts a future strain on housing supply because of so many home purchases with historically the lowest interest rates ever. 

Websites:

JasonHartman.com

1-800-HARTMAN

kenmcelroy.com/jasonhartman

David Richter, Founder of Simple CFO Solutions and the world's biggest fan of the profit first methodology, talks with Jason Hartman. David takes the listener through his basic steps in his approach of profit first. This system has been discussed in many books but has yet to have been detailed in this step-by-step, modern approach. 

Key Takeaways:

[2:00] What is profit first, and what is the big deal?

[3:00] What is the envelope system?

[7:00] Sales minus profits equal expenses. 

[10:00] Does Donald Trump use the profit first system?

[14:15] How do you set a profit goal?

Websites:

JasonHartman.com

1-800-HARTMAN

simplecfosolutions.com

profitfirstrei.net

Jason Hartman talks with Jim Richards, author of The New Great Depression. Jim shares his discoveries about the lockdown, the stock market's influence, and asset bubbles vs. asset inflation. 

Jim Rickard's Book: The New Great Depression

Key Takeaways:

[3:20] You cannot understand The New Great Depression without looking into the pandemic. 

[4:00] "What I discovered was that the scientists don't agree with each other."

[10:25] Have the lockdowns killed more people than they have saved?

[16:00] The stock market no longer bears any relation to the real economy. 

[20:00] Did the lockdown cause a pent up demand?

[24:00] Asset bubbles or asset inflation?

[25:35] What causes inflation? 

[28:45] Your Keynesian multiplier works up to a debt to GDP ratio of about 90%.

[33:20] Why buy gold and silver if you're not afraid of inflation?

[36:25] Bitcoin, will it ever have a chance of being a global currency or taking over the dollar?

[44:00] Millions of people are migrating out of major cities; where are they going?

Websites:

jamesrickardsproject.com/

jasonhartman.com/sweethome

jasonhartman.com/protect

JasonHartman.com

JasonHartman.com/properties

Jason Hartman Quick Start

Jason Hartman PropertyCast (Libsyn)

Jason Hartman PropertyCast (iTunes)

1-800-HARTMAN